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...This regime of miscellany—motley enough to impress Ben Schott—will, according to the College, “connect [the student??s] liberal education—that is, an education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry, rewarding in its own right—to life beyond college.” The hapless freshman, who trusted the so very many rankings and social signals that assured him there was no place like Harvard for a liberal education, has been badly shortchanged. While he will have spent $3,000 on books for his classes...
Improper use of such study drugs not only is illegal but also creates inequalities among students. Harvard does its best to make sure financial situations do not impact a student??s ability to excel at Harvard, but students who are more socioeconomically prosperous are the ones who are able to illegally buy study drugs from others. When these students are able to pay high prices for drugs through the black market, they receive an unfair academic advantage...
...course, a student??s House is more than just a building in which she sleeps and eats. The Houses are vibrant intellectual and social communities, and it is concerning to see that they will now have fewer resources with which to enrich a student??s Harvard experience. A 25-percent drop in House spending will have a negative impact on both quality of life and on advising resources within the House—cuts that will go well beyond the loss of luxuries like free refreshments provided at masters’ open houses and study breaks...
...fixation on athletics? What makes sacrificing classes for 20 hours of practice each week any different from 20 hours at rehearsal or, for that matter, any non-academic use of a student??s time? Josephine R. Potuto, a co-author of the 2006 study, is a law professor at the University of Nebraska and the chair of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. An outspoken critic of the escalation in college athletics, Potuto points out that unlike with any other activity, the university itself plays a dominating role in taking students away from their studies...
...former senator, a nonprofit founder, and a current Harvard graduate student??all of whom served in the U.S. military—discussed the meaning of leadership and public service in an intimate forum event last night at the Institute of Politics. The speakers included former Georgia Senator Max Cleland; Eric Greitens, who used his combat pay from Iraq and Afghanistan to start an organization that allows disabled veterans to serve their communities; and Maura C. Sullivan, a Harvard MBA/MPA candidate who served for seven months as a marine in Fallujah, Iraq. The conversation dealt with the speakers?...